Seeing RED for 2025

This link provides an excellent overview of the situation at Kilauea in 

Volcanoes National Park

Kilauea Volcano

      

 

A "Mountain" of Lava - Revisited

 

LAVA IS FLOWING IN HAWAII

Follow this link to see the Live shot from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park   LAVA FOUNTAINS

The Little Things

 

Kilauea Eruption June 2024

Update:  The eruption happened along an existing crack and has now stopped, lasting only a few hours.  Here's a good video to see:

 Video of June 5 2024 eruption

 

El Nino in Hawaii

 

January in Volcano Hawaii

 

Night Scenes from Volcano Hawaii

 

"Fall" Season on the Big Island of Hawaii

 

Prayers Go Out!

Sending out prayers and donations -- do what you can. There are simply no words to describe the heartbreak for the losses of loved ones, homes and history. There are many horrific images and stories. Here we simply post aloha for "what was."

For our friends and blog-followers, these fires are not near us and this map shows where we live in relation to them.

 

Rainy Daze in Volcano Hawaii

 

Island of Fire and Snow!!

WOW -- talk about extreme weather -- Just two blogs ago we were extolling the beauty of lava as it flowed down from Mauna Loa (current flow now over) and here's that latest extreme -- SNOW! As we pull out of our driveway the view of our other giant, active volcano Mauna Kea, greets us for each errand we run. How lucky to have this view on the Winter Solstice.  WISHING YOU AND YOURS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON!

ANNIVERSARIES 10-20-30

 

Hawaii Artists -- Phil and Lunel Haysmer

Our new home in the small community of Volcano on the Big Island is surrounded by a beautiful ohia tree forest filled with nectar producing lehua blossoms loved by our native birds. Occasionally, while we are landscaping we come across an old root from a dead tree. Phil had found one two years ago and he has been waiting to see what it "wants to be." A few weeks ago this rather gnarly root "spoke" to him and it said -- "I AM KAMAPUA'A" -- and Phil took up the challenge to "find him" in there!  Here's the result. The stand is made from curly koa tree wood. 

Not shown here (but in many previous blogs) are many of Phil's hand carved and painted bas relief featuring many of Hawaii's flora and fauna as well as traditional navigational canoes. A large selection of these are featured prominently at the Michael Jayme Gallery Honaka'a -- a charming town north of Hilo.  (520 279 7462)

 

Haysmers and Hedgewood

 

....Weather Permitting....

 

What's Under There? (Three years later....)

One of the projects we enjoyed living in Leilani Estates on the Big Island was finding unique features in lava that had flowed over the land in previous decades (called Pahoehoe - pa-hoyhoy) Odd to be doing that again in our new home in Volcano. Here are a few pictures of the work-in-process.  

Earthquake Hawaii

EARTHQUAKE

This morning Hawaii Island experienced a 6.2 earthquake (and after shocks.)

It was not part of the Kilauea Volcano but was located near South Point about 20 miles deep.

Yes, the house shook and it was a rock-n-roller with several significant after shocks of 5.2 and 4.1.  (Further updates from HVO/USGS indicate the earthquake was triggered by tectonic plates, a relief to those on the Big Island who associate earthquake activity with lava.)  Carry on!

Be prepared; you never know when a disaster of some kind might happen. We have a "grab it first" list and recommend everyone does as well. 

While it did shake us up a bit, we just have to remind ourselves that we can choose our response and we did. After we gathered ourselves and calmed the dogs we decided a walk was in order -- so, with a pair of umbrellas, we headed up Nahelenani for a brief walk. Then, we headed back to the art studio where we're both working on new projects.

Phil just finished this deeply carved bas relief of a Hawaiian Hawk, 'Io (EE oh) and I have just begun working toward a new 42" high garden sculpture of a figure found in France -- in an area where I toured a few years ago.

Mahalo for checking in to see what we are up to! 

Just Look At That Face!

 

Life In The Slow Lane